Working Craft Demonstrations

Ed & Margaret Burke – Glassblowing

Always a popular demonstration on the show circuit, with hourly demonstrations in their mobile studio. they have their own distinctive approach to fine glass making, a symbiosis of colour, pattern and shape.

Chainsaw Carving

Master craftsmen creating stunning pieces of art using only a variety of chainsaws and an old log! Watch them produce stunning showpiece carvings over the course of the weekend, as well as enjoying the fast action speed carves twice a day.

Bodging

A bodger is a skilled craftsmanwho primarily makes chair legs and braces. The legs were turned on an early pole and string teadle powered lathe, the string is wound around the work piece which rotates backwards and forwards, allowing the bodger to cut or turn in one diretion only. Nowadays, bodgers like Richard Rood produce a wide range of items.

Stokes of England Blacksmiths

Stokes is a long standing family business, now run by Chris Stokes, but started by his dad, a master smith and farrier at the age of eighteen, many years ago. Chris himself has been a blacksmith for over thirty years. He says he loves his work because of the creativity involved; the knowledge that he is leaving a legacy in his work that will last for many many years into the future and that fact that he never knows who his next customer will be.

Kings Lynn Woodturners

A whole marquee of local woodturners, demonstrating their skills. You will be amazed at the quality and creativity of their work.

Corn Dollies

You don’t get much more traditional than the old English craft of corn dollies. Watch how they are made with a demonstration of some other old English crafts alongside.